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[guilmon]

[The feed opens with a close shot of a very red snout sniffing the Grumpearl, accompanied by warm, curious thoughts.

Judging by his wooden surroundings, he's somewhere among the Cheri Berries.

When he pulls back, he reveals himself as... a Charmeleon, with three spiky scales on each of his cheeks and a big, goofy smile.]

Hmm.

[Guilmon taps the pearl with one of his claws.]

It's shiny... Oh! But Guilmon's supposed to talk. Or think? ...Think about talking? Wah...

[He tilts his head, trying to figure out what to say.

An image of a Fuecoco flicker through the feed.]

Guilmon isn't small anymore. I think I evolved... That's okay, though. Guilmon's evolved lots of times, and now Guilmon has longer arms and legs and is almost Guilmon-shaped.

[And by Guilmon-shaped, he means... well, a a bipedal red dinosaur with black markings, a white belly, and wing-like ears.

The image accompanying his thoughts starts eating bread. Mountains of bread.]

But now Guilmon's tail is on fire... There's lots of wood here. That seems dangerous, but Ribombee said it's okay for Guilmon to be here. Maybe I can use it to make bread.

[He turns around and looks at his tail.]

Oh! But Guilmon will also work hard! Those quests look important, and there's lots of weird mushrooms now. Maybe Guilmon can burn those, too...

Comments

[bladeofnymeia]

Some of them are a bit easier than others. Many are only able to be climbed in the loosest of terms - I've only seen their tops while flying on my Chocobo.

[guilmon]

Choco...bo?

[That's a new word. He blinks a few times, trying to imagine what it is.

Is it chocolate? With wings? Some kind of chocolate... bird? Dragon? Something else?

Weird images flicker through his thoughts.]

[bladeofnymeia]

[He gets the image of a yellow bipedal bird in return - saddled and reigned, but no less cheerful as he chirps while getting his feathers combed.]

He was given into my care back home. His name is Prompto, because he is fast.

[and because of ff15's prompto but shhh]

[guilmon]

Does Prompto mean fast?

[It's not a word he's used to... Hmm. Then again, there's a lot Guilmon doesn't know.]

[bladeofnymeia]

Yes.

[Big grin!]

Although I did not know how fast until after I named him...but I figured it was a good omen sort of name.

[guilmon]

It must have been! Maybe his name made him super fast...

[He grins right back. Behold his silly dinosaur logic...]

[bladeofnymeia]

Either that or his experience across the malms with new terrain.

[guilmon]

Oh yeah... If it's his home, then he probably knew lots of ways to get around!

[bladeofnymeia]

And for the places he didn't know, we took a lot of time together finding ways to get around. I had to fill in my maps all by myself, somehow - no better way than to do it in person.

[Guess who has all her Mapping the Realm achievements]

[guilmon]

Ooh... And there's exploration stuff on that big board, too! Maybe Guilmon should try helping.

[It sounds fun! Dangerous, but fun, and he's explored parts of the Digital World before.]

[bladeofnymeia]

Absolutely! Just make sure to do so with a team. It's much safer when there are others present to have your back.